Lucio Fontana

Lucio Fontana
Fontana in a photograph by Lothar Wolleh
Born(1899-02-19)19 February 1899
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died7 September 1968(1968-09-07) (aged 69)
EducationBrera Academy, Milan
Known forPainting, sculpture
MovementSpatialism

Lucio Fontana (Italian: [ˈluːtʃo fonˈtaːna]; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist.[1] He is known as the founder of Spatialism and exponent of abstract painting as the first known artist to slash his canvases - which symbolizes an utter rejection of all prerequisites of art.

  1. ^ Chilvers, Ian. The Oxford Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press, 10/giu/2004. p. 259. Web. 21 Jun. 2012.